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Israel raids Palestinian NGOs accused of terror links

Early Thursday morning Israeli authorities raided the offices of multiple Palestinian advocacy and aid groups it says are terror organisations

August 19, 2022 15:39
The closed door of Palestinian NGO Defence for Children International after it was raided by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 18, 2022 (Getty Images)
A picture shows the closed door of Palestinian NGO Defence for Children International after it was raided by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 18, 2022. - Israel designated six leading Palestinian civil society groups as outlawed "terrorist organisations" in October 2021, in a move swiftly condemned by the Palestinian Authority and international human rights groups. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli authorities have raided the offices of multiple Palestinian advocacy and aid groups that it says are terror organisations.

Two of the groups say the IDF used iron plates to seal the entrances to their Ramallah premises and left notices that declared them closed.

Israel has alleged that the groups have been operating as arms of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a US and EU-designated terror organisation.

The groups have rejected claims they are linked to the PFLP and have accused Israel of attempting to stifle criticism of alleged human rights issues.